“All of a sudden, the old fella comes right back into contention for races like the Great Southern Star because he loves Australian races and we know none of the other Kiwi trotters are going.
“He is working well and he won at Addington during Cup week. What we want to find out on Thursday is whether that will to win is still there.
“If it is and he comes out and wins, then he will be going to Melbourne.”
Majestic Man has been at his best in Melbourne, where his gate speed and the smaller tracks, as well as being away from the big Kiwi three, make him as good as the Aussies.
As an eight-year-old, there is no guarantee the high-end leg speed and will to win are still there, but that is what tomorrow night’s $30,000 Group 3 is about finding out.
Majestic Man meets only four rivals and should have the gate speed to clear them early, and if he does, anything but a victory would see the Victorian campaign abandoned.
“He will have to win and win well to be on the plane to Melbourne.”
Williamson also has Love In The Port in the same race, and says even drawn inside Majestic Man, he can’t make a case for him beating the stablemate rated 40 points higher.
